Skip to content
The image shows the stone ramparts and towers of a medieval fortified city under a blue sky, with tourists walking along the walkways and near an arched gateway; a conical-roofed tower and distant landscape are visible in the background.

Things to do in France

Historic Architecture

  • 478 places
  • across 126 destinations
CC BY-SA 4.0 • Photo by Krzysztof Golik via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Architecture in France

Showing 289–300 of 478

The image shows the ornate stone arcade of the Cour d'Honneur (Courtyard of Honor) at the Château de Pau, featuring three large arches with intricate Renaissance carvings and royal monograms, leading into an inner courtyard with a fountain.

Pau, Aquitaine

Château de Pau

Royal birthplace of Henry IV in a hilltop fortress
Neoclassical facade of the Musee d'Arts de Nantes with banners over the entrance steps.

Nantes, Pays de la Loire

Musée d'Arts de Nantes

Nine-century art in historic and modern spaces

From €9

The Palais Saint-Pierre, home of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, on Place des Terreaux in Lyon

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

France's second-largest museum in a 17th-century abbey
The image shows a large, paved courtyard surrounded by historic stone and brick buildings featuring arched windows, a prominent external stone staircase with a metal railing, and arched ground-floor passageways under an overcast sky.

Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon

Palau Reial Major

Former royal palace in Perpignan, France
The Romanesque portal of Saint-Trophime in Arles

Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Church of St. Trophime

12th-century Romanesque cathedral with UNESCO-listed Last...
A low-angle shot of a large, cylindrical stone fortification tower with crenellations at the top, featuring small windows and weathered masonry with vegetation growing on its surface.

Brest, Brittany

Citadelle de Brest

17th-century Vauban fortress in Brest
A large, multi-tiered stone fountain with sculpted figures including lions at the base and two standing statues atop a central basin, set in an urban plaza with trees and buildings in the background under a clear blue sky.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Fontaine de la Rotonde

1860 Neo-classic fountain with bronze sculptures

Free

A high-angle panoramic view of a sunlit, cobblestoned town square (Place du Marché) in Saint-Émilion, featuring outdoor café seating, a large central tree, and surrounding medieval stone buildings with terracotta roofs.

Saint-emilion, Aquitaine

Monolithic Church of Saint-Émilion

12th-century monolithic church carved from rock
A close-up of a stone door lintel with the carved initials "C B" and "M" flanking a cross and the date "1623", set within a pink stucco archway above a green door.

Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire

Old Town (Vieille Ville)

UNESCO Gothic cathedral with famous blue stained glass
The Gothic façade of the Palais des Papes in Avignon

Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Palais des Papes

The vast Gothic palace of the 14th-century popes
A red brick church with a tall, pointed spire and a bell tower, set against a blue sky with a large tree to the right and a silver car parked in front.

Nevers, Burgundy

Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens

17th-century National Monument church
The abbey of Baume-les-Messieurs at the foot of its limestone cirque

Baume-les-messieurs, Franche-Comté

Abbaye de Baume-les-Messieurs

Imperial abbey in the Jura Mountains

From €4

Historic Architecture Overview

Interest Historic Architecture
Attractions 478 places
About

Historic Architecture

Top Regions
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (41) Île-de-France (33) Burgundy (28)

Book your stay